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COMIC IN COVID, 127min., USA Directed by Michael T. O’Brien An out of work comic, due to Covid-19, practices his routines in his car because the walls in his apartment are too thin and he doesn’t want to disturb the neighbors.
This film was made for the average working man and woman during the pandemic. To provide some laughs to help people deal with the stress they are currently under. The production may appear unsophisticated or amateurish, This is done on purpose as a metaphor for the stark times we are living in. Taking away any slick production and just present an out of work comedian expressing himself directly to the camera.
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COOP, 19min., USA Directed by Moriah Doepken After sustaining a bad injury, a stubborn retired sheriff must learn to talk with his estranged son as they build a fence together, or risk losing the relationship.
ROSALIND, 32min,. USA Directed by Veronica A. Hodge-Hampton Vivian and Rosalind love each other, but after Rosalind was diagnosed with lung cancer she became abusive to her only caregiver, Vivian, for nine life draining years. When Vivian leaves town to see her dying father, a nurse and their close friend, Phoebe, teaches both Rosalind and Vivian a lesson in love they will never forget.
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THE NEIGHBOR, 14min., Brazil Directed by Waner Biazus “South of Brazil, Day of the Dead A man is brutally ‘awakened’ from a drinking binge. He spent all day inside the house living a ‘Déjà Vu’, hallucinating alone, desperate and insolvent planed a sequestration. A nosy neighbor arrives. Strange things begin to happen, until he realizes that his destiny has already been written.”
UNCHAIN, 10min., USA Directed by Amen Sahraei A shy and timid rural woman who has a domineering husband and constantly follows her husband’s orders decides to Rebel. She wants to strengthen her hand to be able to slap her husband.
Akashic Spheres, 11min., USA Directed by James Scott Mystical orbs hold the power to control the multiverse are being sought by dark forces who plan to use them for evil. Captain Everest must find them first to save mankind.
I would be with you. 15min., Spain Directed by Miguel Ángel Mengó Ana, an aging drag queen, spends her nights performing in the same old cabaret, navigating between lost, sordid and violent loves.
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BEFORE THE BEES ARE AWAKE, 13min., Denmark Directed by Dariya Cheremisina An unfolding story of urban beekeeping factory in the heart of Copenhagen. A place that sees honey as an invitation but not a product. It is a home for a community of local beekeepers, volunteers and family histories of emigration that goes along the production line.
Beyond the Surface: The Whale Shark Chronicles, 15min., Thailand Directed by Dr. Alongkot Chukaew “Beyond the Surface: The Whale Shark Chronicles,” the new journey continues from the first documentary, “Giants of the Deep: The Whale Shark Story.” By narrowing her focus to this species, Claire discovers that her passion unveils a much larger narrative. After her extensive research and exploration, it shows that the whale shark’s population is undeniably declining, evidenced by the increasingly rare sightings. These results formed a question that lingers in her mind: What are the factors that impact the whale sharks decreasing population to this extent? As she delves into critical issues like global warming and climate change, she reveals how these significant challenges not only impact whale sharks and marine life but also the entire planet and its inhabitants. Recognizing the interconnectedness of ecosystems, she knew she had to broaden her explorations on land.
The Future of Chinampas: A Perspective From Its People, 30min., Mexico Directed by Aldo Márquez The Interdisciplinary Environmental Association (IEA) and the Laboratorio Nacional de Ciencias de la Sostenibilidad-IE (LANCIS) UNAM have partnered with Restauracion Ecológica y Desarrollo, (REDES), to present, “The Future of Chinampas: A Perspective From Its People ”. This documentary aims to bring attention to Xochimilco, a sensitive and important agroecosystem in the southern part of Mexico City. Restauración Ecológica y Desarrollo, REDES, informs the audience about a sensitive agroecosystem in the southern part of Mexico City. The story is told from the perspective of local farmers who express both their efforts to maintain relevance despite the state’s changes in food production, and to conserve and restore what is for many farmers their only livelihood. Ongoing conflicts with governments, water scarcity and a changing society are present in Xochimilco, along with a desire to preserve centuries of agriculture tradition.
MEXILLONARIA, 15min., Spain Directed by Pablo Chouza The mussel in Galicia has its own character. Consumed from the Iron era to the present day, marking a turning point with the arrival of the first boats in the Ría de Arousa around 1945. At this time, it goes from a rustic and primary collection to being transformed into a crop, becoming the economic engine for many localities coastal
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BARON MUNCHAUSEN, 20min., Ukraine Directed by Ilya Noyabrev Eternal love or eternal life? This difficult choice is facing a brilliant actor. His life in the gray real world and the life of the world of fantasies are so closely intertwined that bright pictures of visions in his imagination layered on each other, mixing and breaking into small fragments fold again into the incredible patterns of a magic kaleidoscope …
AN ARTIST’S CURSE, 10min., Australia Directed by Steven J Mihaljevich When a malevolent creature resides inside the artwork of a 10 year old girl, fate is sealed, with trauma from her childhood echoing across her life. Art and horror collide when the girl becomes a Mother and desperately tries to come to terms with her delusions and the shocking truth of her daughter.
THE COORDINATES, 15min., Greece Directed by Despina Moraitou A husband and wife lawyer-team are caught between an ethical and a moral dilemma in the aftermath of their guilty client’s acquittal when the victim’s mother begs them to reveal her grave.
VIATICUM, 14min., USA Directed by Derek Frey A priest performing Last Rites is challenged by a hospice nurse who believes her patient should not be absolved of a deadly sin.
MINOTAUR, 14min., USA Directed by Steven Wright Clarkson I was just vibing on my adolescenct dungeon and dragons days in the late 70s/early 80s. 100s of AI renders on 12 different platforms were edited carefully together to tell the classic story of warriors fighting the dark creatures on their search for gold.
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TOXIC INFLUENCE: THE DARK SIDE OF DOVE, 6min,. UK Directed by Alice Russell You wouldn’t poison your daughter’s future, but Dove is doing it every day. Greenpeace research found that every minute, Dove floods low-income communities with 12,000 highly polluting plastic sachets. These super-polluting packets of plastic are choking our oceans, killing wildlife, and fuelling an environmental disaster of unprecedented scale. The very communities Dove claims to support are drowning in a sea of single-use plastic, their neighbourhoods transformed into unofficial dumping grounds for corporate waste. This needs to change.
SHARED LAND: A BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL, 47min., Azerbaijan Directed by Vugar Khalilov The massacre of 7 October 2023 shattered lives of thousands of people and changed the Middle East for years to come.
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WIND LINES, 13min,. Spain Directed by Janire Etxabe As soon as I tried vertical dance, I knew I wanted to keep doing this. At home, in the mountains, flying, hanging. In a incessant search for the indefinable feeling.
AFTER COMA, 2min., South Korea Directed by Soo Hyun Kim This film is composed of 7 poems that take the viewers into the journey of spending the last moment with the loved one as a views of both people who leave and who is left. Each poems are represented with symbolic image and sound.
nor any memories of the turning backs, 15min., Turkey Directed by Ahmet Mete Balyan, Zeynep Su Topal [poem_body_memory_voice] none of them belong to each other and all of them belong to themselves an accumulation over the years// a practice of relating** on love, migration and mourning
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THE MULTIDIMENSIONALS, 90min., USA Directed by Ewa Pirog-Rojas “The Multidimensionals” tells the beginnings of STAR ENVOY, an unacknowledged Defense Intelligence Agency Operations Group assigned to protect US interests among the galactic community via specialized “ambassadors” whom are alien hybrids. It follows Ulrin, a lifetime government grey man, and alien hybrid, as he recruits the specialized ambassadors from different walks of life (Anuba, Karson, and Phoebe). It also goes into their encounters with different galactic species (Annunaki, Arcturian, Grey, Reptilians, and others). In a parallel timeline, he is his Native American self seeing the recruits and sometimes providing commentary from his POV to Ulrin, the government employee. The work stands alone as a feature film or can be the pilot episode. Work is 90 minutes along with an additional 10 minutes of bloopers and credits. Shot on 35 mm Department of Defense camera – digitized and a BlackMagic 6K Pro.
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AGOGO, 30min., Nigeria Directed by Chloe Coko In an era, where having only girl children or educating girl children was frowned upon by the community, a father defiles culture and religious doctrines to home school his daughters.
SALVO, 16min., France Directed by Severine ROINSSARD, Julio Lisboa de Souza Our HIV-positive couple, our family, our friends, society. A socio-political documentary made with the power of love to deconstruct prejudice and free speech.
GIVE ME YOUR PHONE, 12min., UK Directed by Itunu Olowo A mugger on the streets of London is faced with a tough decision when his victim offers an unexpected proposal. The film follows two Black men from different socio-economic backgrounds as they navigate the dynamics of crime and compassion.
HAITI TO TIJUANA, 10min., USA Directed by Jared Jacobsen A Historian, the Director of an immigrant shelter, and a Haitian refugee cross paths in Tijuana, Mexico.
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